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CHARLESTON BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1994 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 NIT APPEARANCES 1995 | 1996 | 2003 | 2011 | 2017 Men’s Basketball Contact: Marlene Navor | Director of Athletics Communications E-mail: [email protected] | Office: (843) 953-6720 | Cell: (843) 647-9916 GAME 4 2017-18 SCHEDULE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (2-1, 0-0 CAA) Overall: 2-1 | CAA: 0-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 0-0 vs. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV CAL POLY (2-2, 0-0 Big West) NOVEMBER GCI Great Alaska Shootout N 10 SIENA (TH) W, 68-60 N 13 at #6 Wichita State L, 63-81 CBSSN November 22, 2017 • Noon (AST) / 4:00 p.m. (EST) N 18 at Charlotte W, 81-72 Alaska Airlines Center (5,000) GCI GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT at Anchorage, Alaska N 22 vs. Cal Poly 4:00 p.m. N 23/24 vs. Central Michigan/Sam Houston State Television: None | Live Video: FloHoops http://bit.ly/2ljDvtL N 25 vs. TBA TBA Live Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa/ N 30 WESTERN CAROLINA 7:00 p.m. Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM) DECEMBER D 4 HIGH POINT 7:00 p.m. GAME INFORMATION D 10 NORTH GREENVILLE 2:00 p.m. D 16 at Rhode Island 4:00 p.m. D 19 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. 7:00 p.m. D 22 at Coastal Carolina 7:00 p.m. D 30 TOWSON* 4:00 p.m. College of Charleston Cal Poly 2017-18 Record 2-1 (0-0 CAA) 2-2 (0-0 Big West) JANUARY Head Coach Earl Grant Joe Callero J 2 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. Career Record 53-49 (4th Season) 113-141 (9th Season) J 5 at Drexel* 7:00 p.m. Record at School 53-49 (4th Season) 252-281 (19th Season) J 7 at Towson* TBA Leading Scorer Joe Chealey (21.0) Donovan Fields (17.3) J 11 NORTHEASTERN* 7:00 p.m. J 13 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. CSL Leading Rebounder Nick Harris (6.0) Hank Hollingsworth (6.0) J 18 UNCW* 7:00 p.m. Series History First Meeting J 20 HOFSTRA* 4:00 p.m. CSL J 25 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting None J 27 JAMES MADISON* 3:00 p.m. FEBRUARY F 1 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS F 3 at Hofstra* 7:00 p.m. F 8 WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 p.m. F 10 DREXEL* (Homecoming) 4:00 p.m. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON F 15 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. F 17 at UNCW* 7:00 p.m. CSL PPG RPG APG MIN F 22 ELON* 7:00 p.m. #13 Joe Chealey, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. 21.0 5.7 1.3 35.3 F 24 at William & Mary* 2:00 p.m. #1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 195, So. 19.3 2.3 1.7 35.3 MARCH #12 Cameron Johnson, G, 6-4, 200, Sr. 11.0 4.3 1.0 36.0 #24 Jaylen McManus, F, 6-7, 230, So. 3.0 3.7 0.7 21.3 M 3-6 at CAA Championship #23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 260, Jr. 6.0 6.0 0.7 27.3 North Charleston, S.C. TBA M 13-14 at NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio TBA M 15-19 at NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA CAL POLY M 22-25 at NCAA Regionals TBA PPG RPG APG MIN M 31 #3 Donovan Fields, G, 5-10, Jr. 17.3 4.0 5.0 33.3 & A 2 at NCAA Final Four San Antonio, Texas TBA #20 Victor Joseph, G, 6-0, Sr. 13.3 1.5 1.8 30.8 #5 Mark Crowe, G, 6-5, RS-Fr. 2.8 2.0 1.5 20.5 (TH) Denotes tripleheader with CofC volleyball and #21 Luke Meikle, F, 6-9, Sr. 6.8 4.5 1.0 23.0 women’s basketball teams * Colonial Athletic Association game #30 Hank Hollingsworth, F, 6-10, So. 5.8 6.0 0.3 21.8 All Times Listed In Eastern Time Zone WWW.COFCSPORTS.COM | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK: @COFCBASKETBALL #COMECUS 2 | 2017 | 18 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW GENERAL INFORMATION With one of the more storied histories in the 40-year Location: Charleston, S.C. tournament run of the GCI Great Alaska Shootout hosted Founded: 1770 by NCAA Division II Alaska-Anchorage, the College of Enrollment: 11,294 Charleston men’s basketball program (2-1) looks to uphold Nickname: Cougars that history during the Thanksgiving holiday break on Nov. Colors: Maroon and White 22-25 at the American Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Affiliation: NCAA Division I The Cougars will make the more than 4,500-mile trek once Conference: Colonial Athletic Association more to the Last Frontier after participating in the 1996 and Home Court (Capacity): 2002 tournaments. They will face Cal Poly (2-2) in a first- TD Arena/John Kresse Court (5,100) time meeting between both schools in the opening round on President: Glenn F. McConnell Wednesday, Nov. 22 at noon (AST) / 4:00 p.m. (EST). The (College of Charleston ‘69) Shootout began in 1978 and is the longest-running regular- Director of Athletics: Matt Roberts season college basketball tournament in the country. In (North Carolina ‘97) 2002, the 25th Anniversary of the tournament, CofC beat Senior Associate AD/SWA: Laura Lageman Wyoming and Oklahoma State to set-up a championship (Buffalo ‘82) meeting with Villanova. The Cougars would prevail over the Faculty Athletics Representative: Wildcats to put The College’s name amongst the all-time Dr. Vince Benigni (IUP ‘83) tournament winners list next to some of the most storied programs in America such as Kentucky, North Carolina, Ticket Office Phone: (843) 953-COUG (2632) Arizona, Michigan State, UCLA, Duke, Kansas and Syracuse. Charleston built some momentum leading into this year’s COACHING STAFF tournament with an 81-72 road victory at Charlotte paced Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College ‘00) by a 29-point performance from preseason Colonial Athletic Head Coach’s Overall Record (4 Years): 53-49 Association Player of the Year Joe Chealey on Nov. 18. The Head Coach’s CofC Record (4 Years): 53-49 Cougars shot an improved 50 percent from the field and Basketball Office Phone: (843) 953-5556 45.5 percent from long range against the 49ers. They have Assistant Coach: Milan Brown (Howard ‘93) also consistently handled the ball well in their first three Assistant Coach: J.D. Powell (Clemson ‘01) games of the season and currently rank No. 32 nationally Assistant Coach: in turnovers per game (10.7 avg.) under fourth-year head Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian ‘07) coach Earl Grant. Director of Basketball Operations: Matt Braeuer (Wichita State ‘08) CLOSE-UP ON CAL POLY Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Ben Korren (College of Charleston ‘16) The Mustangs are coming off a four-point win in a non- bracketed tournament game at Santa Clara (63-59) on Nov. BASKETBALL HISTORY 18. They also took Cal, who No. 6-ranked Wichita State made Seasons of Basketball: an 18-point comeback against in the Maui Invitational, to 108th Season (27th as NCAA Division I) within single digits in a close 85-82 loss on Nov. 12. Cal Poly Overall All-Time Record (Since 1898): currently ranks No. 15 in the nation in three-point field-goal 1,224-1,008 (.548) percentage (44.8%) and No. 31 in three-point field goals per Overall NCAA Division I Record (Since 1991): game (10.8 avg.). 560-251 (.691) All-Time Home Court Record: 437-87 (.834) BLOCK PARTY Record in TD Arena (Since 2008): 95-43 (.688) NCAA Appearances (Last): Four (1999) The Cougars currently rank No. 63 in the nation and second NIT Appearances (Last): Five (2017) in the CAA in blocked shots per game (5.0 bpg) behind junior CBI/CIT Appearances (Last): Three (2013) / None big man Nick Harris (4), redshirt freshman forward Osinachi Last Time AP and Coaches Top 25 Rankings: Smart (4) and sophomore forward Jaylen McManus (3). In March 8, 1999 (No. 16) / April 1, 1997 (No. 21) his third career start at CofC, McManus made a career-high three blocks at Charlotte on Nov. 18. TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record: 25-10 COUGARS AGAINST THE BIG WEST CAA Record: 14-4 (2nd) - CAA Finals 2017 Postseason Play: NIT First Round The Cougars are 1-1 all-time against Big West Conference Twitter and Instagram: @CofCBasketball opponents including a 61-48 victory over Cal State Fullerton Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 at the 2013 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy tournament in Letterwinners R/L: 11/4 Anaheim, Calif., and an 84-71 loss to host University of Hawai’i Newcomers: 3 at the 2009 Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawai’i. WWW.COFCSPORTS.COM | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK: @COFCBASKETBALL #COMECUS 2017 | 18 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | 3 COUGARS ALL-TIME IN THE GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT College of Charleston is 5-1 all-time in Great Alaska Shootout games. The Cougars won the championship title over Villanova (71-69) in 2002 under former head coach Tom Herrion and lost in the championship game to Kentucky (65-92) in 1996 under legendary head coach John Kresse. In 1996, Thaddeus Delaney, Stacy Harris and Anthony Johnson were named to the all-tournament team next to Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson of Kentucky, Otis Hill of Syracuse, and Brevin Knight and Tim Young of Stanford. In 2002, former Cougar great Troy Wheless was named Most Outstanding Player and Thomas Mobley and Zeke Johnson to the all- tournament team.